According to Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, hackers successfully targeted Vega, the sole internet provider in Snezhinsk, Chelyabinsk region, russia. The attack disabled 1,173 switches and 10 servers.
"The data on Vega's servers was wiped out, leaving several strategic enterprises in the city without internet and communication services for nearly a week," reported the intelligence service.
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Among them is VNIITF (All-russian Research Institute of Technical Physics). This is a russian nuclear munitions developer that was connected only to the Vega provider.
"The cyber operation also resulted in the threat of disruption of the aggressor's state defense order, as evidenced by comments in local media publics in Snezhinsk," the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine added.
"The cyber hunt in russia continues!" the statement said.
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